Solomon Van Rensselaer

Solomon Van Rensselaer (9 August 1774-23 April 1852) was a member of the US House of Representatives from New York's 9th congressional district from 1819 to 1822, succeeding Rensselaer Westerlo and preceding Stephen Van Rensselaer.

Biography
Solomon Va Rensselaer was born on 9 August 1774 in East Greenbush, New York to the wealthy Van Rensselaer family, and he became a cornet in the US Army in 1792. He left the army in 1800 with the rank of major, and in 1801, 1810, and 1813 he served as Adjutant-General of New York, fighting in the War of 1812 as a Lieutenant-Colonel of the New York Militia. From 1819 to 1822, Rensselaer was the elected Federalist Party representative from the 9th congressional district of New York in the US House of Representatives before resigning, and from 1822 to 1839 he served as Postmaster-General of New York. He died in Albany, New York at the age of 77 in 1852.